The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-06-22
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Queen VictOrials Fifty First
Anniversary Of Her
Reigni
THE CELEBRATION AN M
MENSE ONE-ALL ENG
LAND JUBILANT!
The Celebration of Queen VictOria's
Fifty-first Anniversary of Her
Reign Over England.
IBy telegraph to the A,hevllle Citize ,.I

. ~ tSiS6huph w Vic ANueNllle I,I
LoNDoN, June 21.-The first da,
OF the tiftY-first year Of the reign O
! Queen Victoria over Great I3ritiar
opened with perfect summer wealth.
er in London. A lovelier dav could
not have been desired for the cello.
bration of Her Majesty's Jubilee
aeS ae,S We sun shnne bright, tho air wae
,elSear and not very warm, and d
lgentle breeze blew steadily. The
crowds scattered over the city are
unprecedented in numbers; thous-
sands of people who yesterday Sc
lected localitiesH along the route
of to-day's procession, in order to
retain them occupied them all
night, and many used camp stools
or improyised rests to enable them
to withstand the long and tiresome
occupation. A steady stream of
carriages and pedestrians poured
constantly all night until dawn
Through the city from all directions
toward the west end. At 5 O'Clock
this morning every point of vantage
along the streets composing the roy
al procession route was secured. At
8 O'Clock tho line of the route on
each side was a compact mass of
people. Every bodv, despite the
discomfort OF the crowding. mani-
tested the utmost good humor The
scene at Westminster Abbey was
most brilliant; every seat was filled,
and every person present was a dis.
tinguishe1 person when identities
were enumerated. 1t seemed MS if
every locality in the world had
sent one or more of its representa-
tiye Hersonages to do honor to Eng
lands Queen on Bri aims greatest
holiday. There never, probably in
modem times. assembled under
one roof, SO well and brilliantly ar>
rayed an sssemblage. Every
man present entitled to wear
a uniform or decoration had
both on, new or FURNISHED up.
VIII this audience was all seated
the scene presented was incompal-
able. When the sun shone so
brightly through the noble stained
windows of the abbey, its rays fell
upon an nnaecustomed sight and
the Sicrnrs was indeser;6able. This
audidace, banked up as it was in the
church, was anything but sombre.
For II while when all were seated,
there was quiet, but this was only
temporary and lasted only long
enough to enable the people to To-
cate one another. Then there was
a life of recognition and of gossip,
and it graduated into a noisy hum.
This was startling to the persons
who entered suddenly, considering
the place and who were buried there,
but the stranger was soon fascinated
and himself added to what had |
struck him as desecration. Some
person entered the Abbey strong
enough to compel a general recog-
milton. When the marquis of SAILS
bury and Prime Minister entered |
and proceeded to the place set apart
for him he was cheered. When Mr..
Gladstone was observed quietly ell
bowling his way to his seat he was
also cheered. Such was the eager~
ness OF those who had assured |
places in the audience at Westmin>
ster to bo on hand that scores of
Lords and. Ladies repaired to the
edifce at unnecessarily early hours,
and as many were admitted without
having partaken of breakfast. 1t
was a strange sight to see TASKS and
exchanged in such a
crowd and eagerly used. Numbers
less aristocrats, unable to longer with
stand the hunger and thirst partook.
This business, when added to the
hum at times seemed irreverent,
sven on Jubilee Day in Westmi ,ster
The line Of procession from Buck
mgham Palace to Westminster Alb
oey was as follows:
From the Palace portals along
Hill, Picadilly st. Wa
serloo place, Pail Mall, East Cock>
spur street, Northumberland ave.
nue., Thames Embankment, Bridge
street to Abbey. The line of route
was kept by nearly 10000
troops. representatives of branches
Of service and in addition 600 flags
rom the naval training ships were
Drawn up at the base OF the Nelson
In addition to the mil
.tary, many thousands of police,
both mounted and on foot, were on
iuty under the command of Sir
Charles Warren. The military force
was under the command of Gen'l
5ipps and Col. Stirling, of the Cold
Stream Guards. The particular
feature at Buckingham Palace was
hat the. e.services were equally hons
ored, the guards lining one side of
he roadway at Buckingham Palace.
rhe two services were also represen-
ed in all manners at the entrance
% Westminster Abbey; and Prince
Albert, Victor and George of Wales,
Prince Alfred, Of Edinburg, and
Prince William, of Prussia, her
yrand sons all rode in full uniform
beside the Queens coach as body
yuard. When the people at the
Palace gates had shouted themselves